I glanced at Reule, and he was looking irritated. I could see that he did not like having Landon there. He did not like the effect of Landon's presence on me.
We were all at the kitchen preparing the food for the evening run when Lila came back."Finally, you are here!" Landon said."Why do you want me to be here?" Lila asked and pouted her lips."Of course, I wanted you to help. As you can see, all of us are already doing something. What is left is doing the dishes that are piling up. Can you do that?""What!? I'm doing the dishes again?"I turned my head because I did not want Lila to see that I slightly smiled. I could not help it. Everyone seemed to be asking her to do the dishes today."You are not washing dishes at home. We have a maid to do it for us, but currently, in here, there is no other person who is not occupied except you.""Landon, I could do something else like making the salad. I am good at it because that's what I usually eat to get in shapEveryone looked at each other after hearing what Alpha Reule said. "Starting from now, I will be selecting five men who will take turns in checking the forest and the entire territory. It will go on for two weeks until I can assure you that we are safe and not under attack. But for now, don't let it scare you. We are known to be strong and united so, we are not that easy to invade. Just make sure to look after each other as we enjoy the party tonight. And let's have our dinner!" Reule said after he saw the concerned looked among his pack members.He doesn't think anyone would be that stupid enough to attack them now when all the members have gathered. Reule's concern was later when most of them were asleep, so he assigned five reliable men. And of them was Landon.Because of Alpha Reule's reassurance, the people went back to their playful selves. They started eating and dancing when the music was playing. I sat at the table where I picked for me, Adriana and Nana Lolit
Lila's face lit up, and she smiled when she saw Reule slowly approaching her direction. She thinks that he might want to apologize for letting her join Landon's group instead of his. 'I must act a little shy when he apologized. I should not make it obvious.' Lila thought.But Lila's smile disappeared and was replaced with fear when she saw how sharp Reule's eyes were and how angry he was. Why is he giving me that face? What have I done? Those were the questions that formed on her head.Reule stopped and ordered, "Come with me!" Then, he walked towards a dark corner away from the rest of the pack, who was enjoying the party. Lila was feeling nervous when she followed him. And nobody, except me, noticed they left.When Lila was near, she saw Reule standing with arms crossed like a father about to yell at his daughter. She stopped and looked at him with sad eyes before saying, "Yes, Alpha Reule, you wanted to talk to me?""What was that!?" Reule blurted.
I went inside the house straight to the kitchen carrying some leftovers. As I entered, I saw Lila washing the dishes. I opened the fridge, placed the leftovers, and looked at her. I wanted to help her, but I don't know if she would appreciate it. After all, she cried and got humiliated because of me.I sighed. Pity struck my chest so, I walked towards Lila to help her do the dishes. Without a word, I immediately grabbed another sponge near the sink. Then, she turned and looked at me in surprise."What are you doing?" Lila asked."I want to help you wash the dishes to finish it fast," I replied with an awkward smile.Lila stopped and yelled, "Can you get the hell out of here? I don't need your help! I got punished because of you! Now, go before I get into more trouble!"My blood pressure rose that I snapped and yelled back, "You did that to yourself! If you had been a little kinder, you would not end up humiliated in front of everyone. I did nothing to you an
I opened the window to ensure that I did not imagine it. I looked down, and it was really there—a glowing pair of eyes of a werewolf looking at me. Then, suddenly it runs into the depths of the forest. "Who was that? Was it Landon?" I asked myself. It doesn't feel like it belongs to the pack, but earlier, Alpha Reule has selected five male werewolves to check the forest and surrounding areas. I sighed and said, "Maybe it was just one of them." I closed the window and lay down on the bed. But I could not sleep and was a little thirsty. I just remembered I did not drink water earlier. I only had a can of soda. So, I decided to go down and maybe see if I could find one of those bottled water. I opened the door and heard some music playing from the last room. It wasn't loud that I did not hear it when I was still inside my room. "He also could not sleep," I whispered and turned but stopped. "Is he in pain?" I asked with a frown on my face.
Breakfast was fun because Nana Lolita shared some of Reule's childhood memories. We teased and laughed at him. Surprisingly, Reule did not feel offended. He was laughing, too.Reule is not that serious and cold today. He doesn't look worried that I saw a wolf last night or the five men found another werewolf track. And I could not figure why he seemed to be so relaxed about it.Questions are forming on my head again. Is the situation something that we all should not worry about? Or Reule was just really good at hiding his thoughts and emotions about it? I kept my observations to myself, but I am sure that Reule had noticed me looking at him from time to time.After breakfast, I was about to help Nana Lolita do the dishes, but she said, "No, this is not your job. You better go with Adriana and have a chat in the living room.""But Nana Lolita, I have been here for quite some time, and I have not done anything. I might as well help you.""My child, e
At the kitchen a few minutes back..."Rolito, how are you feeling? I wanted to make sure that you are okay after what had happened last night?" Nana Lolita asked, looking worried."Nana, I am okay. You know it just comes and goes only," Reule replied."I know that. I have witnessed it since you were young. Your parents got stressed and died because of it. I am worried about you dying. Last night, it was stronger and longer than usual.""Yes, I noticed that, too. Usually, it happens twice a year when the season changes, but last night was the third one.""That also! What happened that you had an attack like that? I used to think that it was the season affecting you, but with last night I don't know the cause anymore."Reule was silent first before answering, "I also don't know it was the first time it happened. After speaking in front of the pack last night, I started to feel that my hands were beginning to feel numb. I immediately left becau
While at the White Pack territory.."Where the hell is Casper? Has he not returned yet?" Conri yelled who was facing back at forth."Alpha, he just arrived," Edison replied."Ask him to come, and I want to know what updates he has."Edison nodded, and after five minutes, Casper came."Alpha, Conri, you asked for me?" Casper asked."You already know why I would ask for you. Have you been successful in finding her?""Not yet, but..."Conri roared and did not let Casper finish what he was about to say."What have you been doing this time? Are you just traveling for enjoyment?""No, Alpha.""Why have you not found her? She is almost like a human not a match to you. How hard could that be?""As I said before, Alpha Conri, someone helped Wren escape. I think he is hiding Wren; that's why we have not found her.""But you were there on the scene; how could you not know who it was?""My apologie
Today's evening run was the same groupings as yesterday except for Lila, who did not join. When I heard Landon say that Lila doesn't feel well, I again pitied her. She must still be feeling humiliated because of yesterday's incident. But I can't do anything.Our group went on the same route during the run, and there was nothing unusual except for the tracks we discovered. Mud and eroded soil were slowly covering it that they would not be visible soon.During the run, I was expecting to see the new tracks that were discovered last night. I wanted to compare it, although it might still look the same. At some point, I thought it must have been the same wolf. But he should already know the exit so, why trouble himself and try another route? He would not act stupid, not unless he wanted to get caught. So, I concluded that these are two different wolves. But do they belong to the same pack? That I could not answer. However, the one who looked at me, I am sure he doesn't belo